HAND TOOL WITH CUTTING BLADE HAVING CUTTING SURFACES WITH WEAR-ENHANCING COATING THEREON

摘要

A manually operated cutting tool comprises a frame having a handle portion adapted to engage a user's hand for manual movement of the frame relative to a material to be cut; a blade removably affixed to the frame and moveable along therewith during a cutting operation; the blade having a plurality of cutting surfaces and formed of a base material of a first material having a first toughness and a rigid wear-enhancing outer coating of a second material, different from the first material, external of the cutting surfaces of the base material; the second material having a second toughness more than the first toughness. The frame may be a hacksaw frame or a utility knife frame. The coating may comprises a vapor deposition applied material, such as a physical vapor deposition applied material.